Tag: No on Recall 2024
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Who funded No on Recall?
78% of the funding for No on Recall was from outside of OUSD. Total Mark Bucher related donations are $146,500, which is 54% of the donations over $100. The three largest contributors to the No on Recall campaign are all related to Mark Bucher, advocate for more charter schools operating on OUSD property, as follows:…
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Rick Ledesma, Longtime Teachers Union Supporter
Rick Ledesma has been a longtime supporter of the teachers’ union during the more than three decades since he was first elected to the OUSD Board in 1993. Despite posturing by 2024 No on Recall campaign that Mr. Ledesma has always been anti-union, Mr. Ledesma has been quoted as a strong supporter of the teachers’…
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Is CHOC operating abortion buses to OUSD, as Madison Miner claimed?
No. CHOC is not running abortion buses to OUSD schools. There is no evidence of these buses, and CHOC denies the claim. Madison Miner’s claim is based on unspecified, second-hand reports. As shown below, Madison Miner is foreshadowing her plans to attack reproductive rights by trying to enact OUSD rules contrary to California law. Did…
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Who donated to Madison Miner for OUSD School Board 2022?
Many questions have surrounded the election of new Orange Unified School District Trustee Madison Miner in November 2022. Total donations to the Madison Miner 2022 election were $228,878, excluding donations below $100. 83% of the donations came from outside of cities serviced by OUSD as shown below. Three Largest Donors to Madison Miner’s Campaign These…
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Who is Mark Bucher, Orange County / OUSD political influencer?
Mark William Bucher has channeled considerable donations to influence the Orange Unified School District Board of Trustees elections. This article provides basic information on who he is and what he seeks to accomplish notably conservative, openly anti-union goals. Basic Information about Mark Bucher Is Mark Bucher the largest political donor in OUSD politics? At least…
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Will a no vote on the recall “stop higher property taxes?”
No. The “No on Recall” campaign has falsely claimed that, by voting no, voters can “stop higher property taxes.” The recall does not directly change property taxes. Moreover, only a supermajority of 2/3 of the board could send a bond to the voters, which must be approved by 55% of the voters. Even more perplexing…
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What would be the effect of a recall of Madison Miner and/or Rick Ledesma?
“If a majority of the votes on a recall proposal for a local officer are ‘Yes’, the officer is removed and the office shall be vacant until it is filled according to law.” Elections Code § 11382; see Cal. Const., Art. II, Sec. 15(c) (“If the majority vote on the question is to recall, the…